Steve Carlton Quotes

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.
Steve Carlton

Remember, Essence, Field

And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.
Steve Carlton

Irony, Access, Quotes

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.
Steve Carlton

Remembered, Basically, Field

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.
Steve Carlton

Put, Mentally, Physically

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.
Steve Carlton

Personal, Quite, Took

I trained myself to perform on the field.
Steve Carlton

Field, Perform, Trained

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.
Steve Carlton

Time, Best, Yourself

It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.
Steve Carlton

Same, Sounds, Anyway

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Steve Carlton

Old, Against, Grand

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.
Steve Carlton

Together, Put, Rose

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.
Steve Carlton

Love, Win, Following

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.
Steve Carlton

Past, Agree, Retrospect

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.
Steve Carlton

Point, Final, Fingers

To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.
Steve Carlton

Yourself, Start, Off

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.
Steve Carlton

Life, Find, Progress

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.
Steve Carlton

Off, Practice, Half

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Nationality: American

Born: December 22, 1944

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